[Nfbmt] FYI info on Facebook, and NFB, and Writing

Fri Mar 6 14:22:29 UTC 2015

thanks rik great information.

On 3/5/2015 9:33 AM, Rik James via Nfbmt wrote:
> Hi folks,
> I am pasting below an entire email I had read on the discussion news 
> group called The Stylist, which is the Writers Division discussion group.
> They talk about interesting things, to do with writing, and much much 
> more, of course. We all to talk, don't we?  (smile)
> And they have regular monthly telephone conferences, which I sometimes 
> will attend. Dues for division are 10 dollars per year.
> There is a big writing contest coming up, you know about it? Deadline 
> is April 1.   Maybe one of some of you might like to get writing. 
> Theme is to have something to do with the number 75. Hmm. Guess why 
> that is, anyone?
>
> But the other reason I am posting this to you all is the content. They 
> have been discussing to each other about how to use Facebook. And my 
> thinking is perhaps there might be additional implications for our own 
> Montana state affiliate to be aware of.
>
> Some of all of this social media stuff, it is a big blur zone for me. 
> I don't seem to find the time to get much going with it. But that does 
> not take away from the fact that it is important and it is worthwhile 
> for many. I have a facebook account, a Linked In account, and it is 
> pretty busy place. But not because I am very good with it.
>
> So here you go.
> Stay tuned for more, and say hello to your family and to all your 
> close animal friends.
> Growl. Growl. Yip. Yip. Yawn yawn. Time for a nap nap.
>
> Signing off, on another chilly Thursday in Bozeman.
> Rik James
>
> #### RECENT POST ON NFB STYLIST DISCUSSION:
>
> One thing to keep in mind, with the new branding directives issueing from
> national, all Federation related Facebook accounts created as groups may
> need to disband and re-create as an FB page. This is to bring 
> uniformity and
> cohesiveness to the entire organization, and also, there are some 
> benefits
> to having a page as opposed to a group account. Not sure when this order
> will go into affect, but I'm sure all divisions and groups will be 
> notified
> if and when any changes happen.
>
> Bridgit
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
> Applebutter
> Hill via stylist
> Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2015 1:06 PM
> To: newmanrl at cox.net; 'Writers' Division Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [stylist] Using Facebook & NFB Writers' Division - how to
> accessour page
>
> Hi Robert and Julie,
> Great job, thanks. I just went there and used the "Show more" button. 
> It's
> below the comment and Share link for the visible post. I had noticed it
> before, but I thought it was related to the Share, because sometimes 
> sites
> have some Share links visible and sometimes they don't show all the 
> options
> and you have to enter on something like that to get other options for
> sharing.
>
> The other thing that is certainly not optimal for me and may seem 
> foreign to
> other FB Mobile users is that none of the other posts is marked by a
> heading. All of FB Mobile used to be that way, but that is one of the 
> hugely
> helpful changes that FB made. Now, even in Mobile, if you're on a regular
> individual's page (not sure about groups) screen reader users can quickly
> flip through status updates by using the heading key (h in Jaws).
>
> I did not see the haiku I posted to the page many months ago, BTW. I'm 
> not
> sure how pages work. Are the posts all sent for moderation? I think 
> groups
> may work differently and I know that when I write on someone else's 
> timeline
> or they on mine, there is no moderation; it just goes live. I'm wondering
> what the perceived advantage to the Division was of using a page 
> instead of
> creating a group?
>
> I just sent FB the following comment via the "Report a Problem" link near
> the bottom of each FB mobile page.
> Block quote
> I am blind and using the screen reader Jaws on a page for the NFB Writers
> Division. There are 3 things that make FB pages less accessible than 
> normal
> people pages. First, only one status update shows up. Second, It's not 
> clear
> what the "show more" link shows more of. Third, when you do access "Show
> More" the updates do not have separate headings, which makes it difficult
> for people using screen readers to efficiently look through them. It 
> would
> be best, IMO for the page to contain more updates & for them to be 
> separated
> via headings. Thanks, Donna W. Hill Block quote end Donna -----Original
> Message-----
> From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Robert 
> Newman
> via stylist
> Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2015 6:09 AM
> To: writers nfb
> Subject: [stylist] Using Facebook & NFB Writers' Division - how to 
> accessour
> page
>
> Hi you all
>
> 2 things: First a user guide; then a request.read both, please
>
>
>
> #1 We have several people saying that they cannot get to some of the
> functions, or posts that are part of our page. And so, I've been asking
> around for someone to help us out, and look over our FB page and give 
> us a
> short analysis, with a tutorial on how to access what is there. And so 
> Julie
> Johnson has done so and below is what she has written:
>
> **
>
>
>
> I just went really quickly to Facebook at looked at the writer's division
> page.  It is a page and not a group, as you thought.  There are only a 
> few
> entries, which may be why Donna is not finding a lot.  The link is called
> "show more" the most recent post was about how the writer's division had
> changed it's profile picture.  If you enter on the "show more" link it 
> will
> show the previous posts.  There is one by Linda L and something about 
> Mark
> Ricabono and his family.  If someone wanted to post on the timeline, JAWS
> users could press e to find the next edit box.  Use the arrow key after
> locating the edit box to move up one line to make sure the box is the 
> one to
> post to the timeline.  Move back down to the box, enter forms mode, if 
> you
> need to do that, type your text and then either press enter or tab to the
> post button.  That's it!
>
>
>
> If people want updates to appear in their Facebook feed, they can 
> "like" the
> page.  If you are already logged in to Facebook you just need to press 
> enter
> on the link to like this page.  There are no forms or anything 
> additional to
> do.
>
>
>
> To find the writer's division group on Facebook, do a search for NFB
> Writer's Division from your main screen.  When I did that search the 
> correct
> page was the only search result.
>
>
>
> And remember to use the mobile site, even if you aren't using a mobile
> device.  It works much, much better with JAWS.  Oh, I am using JAWS 12,
> internet explorer 11 and Windows 7.  There may be a bit of difference 
> with
> different versions, but I would think these directions would still 
> work for
> the vast majority of JAWS and Windows users.
>
>
>
> Happy Facebooking!
>
> Julie
>
>
>
> #2 We do need someone to manage our Facebook page. If you are interested,
> and there could even be more than one person.but contact me. And what 
> we are
> looking for are, and not totally inclusive: We need to advertise our 
> writing
> contest; We need to explained and advertise ourselves; We need to 
> advertise
> and post teasers about our quarterly mag "Slate & Style; Put up pictures;
> Advertise our upcoming business meeting in Orlando; Advertise our monthly
> calls; and more!! (If you know FB, you have a good start to know what 
> needs
> to be done!)
>
>
>
> Respectfully yours,
>
> Robert Leslie Newman
>
> President, NFB Writers' division
>
> Our Division's Website: http://writers.nfb.org
>
>
>
> The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
> characteristic that defines you or your future.
>
> Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low
> expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams.
>
> You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.
>
>
>
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